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España, 1936. Lorenzo Falcó---para algunas personas, un exitoso empresario; para otros, un miembro de los servicios secretos franquistas--recibe una misión…
de preparar un asalto a la cárcel de Alicante para liberar a un ilustre prisionero
Classic treatise on biology and modern science by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) that introduced his influential theory of how every species…
develops or evolves from a previous one. Originally published in 1859; translated from the English. With a prologue by Margarita Rodríguez Acero. Spanish language.
San Francisco, 1919. Medium Delia Martin and her police captain husband Gabriel are attending a St. Patrick's Day parade when…
shots are fired. Delia had been warned by a ghost minutes before and must discover the ghost's connection with the shooter's target: a woman with no memory. Some violence. 2015
Author of Genome (DB 50310) surveys the evolution of seventeen concepts, systems, and philosophies. Includes the universe, morality, life, genes,…
culture, economy, technology, mind, personality, education, population, leadership, government, religion, money, the Internet, and the future. 2015
In 1930s Cornwall, the Edevane family are preparing for their annual midsummer ball, when baby Theo is kidnapped from his…
crib. Seventy years later, Detective Constable Sadie Sparrow stumbles upon the long-abandoned Edevane estate and digs into the cold case, with the help of Alice Edevane, Theo's sister. 2015
Conservative commentators present their view that the left exploits fake outrage to silence political opponents and condemn dissent, using a…
network of operatives, media, and politicians across America. They describe the dangers of what they call the "outrage industry," and urge individuals to fight self-censorship in a time of hypersensitivity. 2015
Three Regency romances, written between 2015 and 2016. Includes Tremaine's True Love, Daniel's True Desire, and Will's True Wish, in…
which Will, an earl's son, investigates a series of dognappings with the help of the bookish Lady Susannah. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2016
Nineteen-year-old Albert leaves the orphanage where he has been raised to live with his father, Fred, who has been given…
only five months to live. Albert must navigate Fred's childlike understanding of the world to find the truth of his parentage. Translated from the original 2012 German edition. Some strong language. 2016
1917. Paolo lives with his grandparents and aunt outside Venice when the Austrian army demands lodging. The family engages in…
resistance efforts, as Paolo tries to understand the shifting alliances that surround them. Translated from the original 2010 Italian edition. Some violence. 2015
Chronicle of the meteorological phenomenon of London fog, which did not reach legendary proportions until the 1840s. Discusses the centuries-long…
use of coal as an energy source, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, and the fog's effects on life in the city until its death in 1962 due to regulations. 2015
Historian presents the forgotten history of sexual violence against women of color in the twentieth-century jim-crow South. Begins with the…
notorious 1944 case of Recy Taylor, which brought to prominence a young NAACP investigator named Rosa Parks. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2010
Books 7 and 8 in the series, published in 2003 and 2004. In Zero Hour, artificial sapphire manufacturing is a…
front for a Pakistani terrorist's deadly plans. In Wild Card, Pete Nimec investigates suspicious activity on an exclusive island resort. Sequel to Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Cutting Edge (DB 55331). Violence. 2004
A New Yorker magazine writer examines the changes in popular music, from Tin Pan Alley to the hook-laden songs on…
the radio today. The author talked to producers in Los Angeles, New York, Seoul, and Sweden to find out the formula for a hit song. Some strong language. 2015
The first two volumes in a series of collected speculative short fiction from around the world, first published in 2009…
and 2012. Some of the nearly fifty stories collected here were written in English and some were translated from the author's native language. Some violence and some strong language. 2015
Two novels, written in 1997 and 2003, featuring Philadelphia defense attorney Victor Carl. Includes Bitter Truth--which was also published as…
Veritas--and Fatal Flaw, in which Carl represents an old law school classmate accused of murdering his lover. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003
Journalist Mesler and biologist Cleaves survey the history of Western science and the investigations into the creation and development of…
life. They examine the philosophical debates, political changes, and scientific understanding surrounding each discovery, and cover ancient Greek scientists, the use of the microscope, and Darwin's voyage, among others. 2016
Scant hours after Earth's attackers have surrendered, the Slaasriithi appeal to Caine to take on a diplomatic mission to their…
own worlds in hope of forming a crucial alliance. A group of renegade K'tor follow them, however, hoping to disrupt the alliance and kill Caine. Some violence and some strong language. 2015
Eight years after being kidnapped from the Governor's Mansion in Virginia, Addie Webster resurfaces to take her place by her…
family's side in the White House. Eventually, everyone suspects she is hiding something, including her friend Darrow. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2016
Explains the special abilities animals possess, from echolocation to displaying emotions and intelligence. Highlights how elephants can remember things for…
decades, sperm whales can communicate in their own dialect, and parrots can understand basic concepts and math. For grades 3-6. 2016
Thirty-two twelve-year-olds compete in the annual new candy contest sponsored by the Confectionary Association. When contestants Logan, Miles, Philip, and…
Daisy are assigned to work at the Life is Sweet candy factory owned by Logan's parents, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves in the process. For grades 5-8. 2010